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Noy slashes own intel fund by P184 million

On November 8, 2010 By

Noy slashes own intel fund by P184 million
By Delon Porcalla
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – In line with his administration’s austerity measures, President Aquino has decided to cut the intelligence budget of the Office of the President for next year by P184 [...]

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Philippines bags #2 spot as world’s best in microfinance

On October 29, 2010 By

RP world’s second best in microfinance
By Ted P. Torres (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has been ranked second best worldwide in the microfinance business, and the leader in the Asia Pacific region.

Based on a study conducted by the Economist [...]

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Achieving MDG goals to require over P400 billion for 2012-2015

On October 19, 2010 By

Achieving MDG goals to require over P400 billion for 2012-2015
Business World Online

THE GOVERNMENT needs to spend around half a trillion pesos from 2012 to 2015 if the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are to be met before the end of President Benigno C. Aquino III’s [...]

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Fewer go hungry, feel poor. Affected families, however, still number in the millions

On October 19, 2010 By

Fewer go hungry, feel poor
Affected families, however, still number in the millions
Business World

FEWER FILIPINO FAMILIES claim to have experienced hunger or feel poor but their numbers remain in the millions, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.

A September SWS poll, the [...]

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As population grows, less rice is produced

On October 11, 2010 By

As population grows, less rice is produced
BY AMADO P. MACASAET
Malaya

In the past 20 years from 1990 to the first six months of the current year, the Philippines imported $8.232 billion worth of rice, equivalent to P362.208 billion.

This is equivalent to 21 [...]

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What lies beneath the surface is a horrid underbelly of hypocrisy and corruption

On October 10, 2010 By

The mysterious Mr Jones does it again.

Mr Jones’ latest entry seems in part to have been triggered by a recent column by columnist Conrado de Quiros, referring to the Carandang-Coloma schism and the P200 million budgeted by DBM Sec. Abad to Carandang’s office. [...]

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What a one to two GDP percent point upgrade means for the country

On October 9, 2010 By

Recently there have been a string of announcements by international multilateral agencies and the investor community with respect to the growth prospects of the country causing the political establishment to declare that the Philippines is back in business.

The president himself made this announcement as he marked [...]

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100 Days On, Aquino’s actions fall short

On October 8, 2010 By

Human Rights Watch’s deputy director for Asia Elaine Pearson said this today about extrjudicial abuses and the justice promises of the Aquino adminsitration:

President Aquino came into office with a mandate to abolish abusive forces and pursue justice for serious abuses. He made impassioned promises, but [...]

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What the CBCP Assumes in the Campaign against the RH Bill

On October 3, 2010 By

That the RH Bill is simply about contraception. It is not. It seeks to provide better training to midwives, access to basic pre-natal care services, a range of family planning methods, post-birth maternity checks, education on and treatment for fatal sexually transmitted diseases, and other [...]

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Full Text of Reproductive Health Bill

On October 3, 2010 By

Full text of House Bill No. 5043 (Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008)
Published by Atty. Fred on JLP Law Offices Philippine e-Legal Forum

HOUSE BILL NO. 5043

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL POLICY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESPONSIBLE [...]

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